ABSTRACT The present study examined the influence of cultural background on university students' experience of loneliness. The total of 966 students, 484 from Canada and 482 from the Czech Republic participated in the study. They answered a 30 item yes/no questionnaire composed of five subscales, namely: Emotional distress, Social inadequacy and alienation, Growth and discovery, Interpersonal isolation, and Self-alienation. Results revealed a rather consistent pattern of differences between the two cultures, with Canadian students scoring higher than Czechs on all five subscales. First year students were compared to second to fourth year students. No significant differences were found in either of the countries.

Natasha Bauer

Ami Rokach

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

nternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth aims to identify, examine and compare particular issues, problems and policies related to adolescents and youth throughout the world. Subject areas covered include psychological growth and development, health and medical care, delinquency, social policy, employment and unemployment, education and training, spiritual and physical development, leisure, family relationships, sex education, homelessness. The Journal will be of interest to researchers in those areas, university and other higher education institutions, as well as to international, central and local government and voluntary organizations and field work agencies.

The International Journal of Adolescence and Youth aims to identify, examine, and compare specific issues, challenges, and policies related to adolescents and youth around the world. The subject areas covered include psychological growth and development, health and medical care, delinquency, social policy, employment and unemployment, education and training, spiritual and physical development, leisure, family relationships, sex education, and homelessness. This journal will be of interest to researchers in these areas, higher education institutions, as well as international, central, and local governments, voluntary organizations, and fieldwork agencies.

《International Journal of Adolescence and Youth》旨在识别、研究和比较全球青少年及青年的特定问题、挑战和政策。涵盖的主题领域包括心理成长与发展、健康与医疗、青少年犯罪、社会政策、就业与失业、教育与培训、精神与身体发展、休闲、家庭关系、性教育和无家可归等。该期刊将吸引相关领域的研究人员、高等教育机构、国际及地方政府、志愿组织和实地工作机构的关注。

The Experience of Loneliness in University: A Cross-Cultural Study

Results revealed a rather consistent pattern of differences between the two cultures, with Canadian students scoring higher than Czechs on all five subscales.

The Experience of Loneliness in University: A Cross-Cultural Study

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